Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina is helping nonprofits in our region by awarding one million dollars in grants.
Two of the organizations in the Triangle will use the grants to increase access to food for people in need. The group ‘
‘ is a pay what you can café in Raleigh. Maggie Kane the founder says they went from feeding 50 people before the pandemic to more than 150 people a day.
Their mission is to build a community and provide good food to everyone regardless of their economic background.
“I think all of us know how expensive life has gotten,” said Maggie Kane, Place At the Table. “The economy has crushed a lot of people you go to the store and milk is no longer two dollars. We see that every day in the café There is so much more food insecurity and I don’t see that going away anytime soon.”
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‘ has a similar goal —to provide a sense of belonging. They want to revive communities through food —using these ‘pay what you can’ mobile market on wheels. And they also help farmers utilize all their crops and prevent waste. “There is nothing greater than to love and serve people through food,’ said Will Kornegay, Ripe For Revival. “And to show people that being a light can actually be contagious and can be a catalyst for change.